Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-02
HIS LORDsmIP IN BRO0WLYN.
This Time IIe Poses as Officer Lin
gard, OF the steamer Egypt.

This Time Tic Poses M officer Lin
gard, OF the steamer Egypt.
Now York World
A prcposscssing and very persuasive
gentleman, clad in a uniform of naval
blue, has been at work ia Brooklyn for
two days, and those with whom be came
in contact agree in saying that he is GER
family the original of the portrait pub
lished in yesterdays WORTH and marked
Lord % Courtenay. In every respect
he answers the descriptions OF the sue
cessful impersOuator Of noblemen, and
even the three or four English friends he
has made in the last few days mite IN
/ the belief that they have encountered
| his lordship, and besides have sue
cesfully kept themselves from being
/ fceced.
The story came ont yesterday through
the visit of MIR. W. h. Simpson,
wealthy tea-dealer of No. 81 Liberty
street. Brooklyn, to the First precinct
police station IN Adams street. MIR.
Simpson has an aged friend in an English
lady who resides in Lawrence street.
She came to him on Tuesday morning
with tall, well-built Young man who
wore a naval officers undress uniform
and introduced him as Charles LiugaId,
the chief officer of the steamship
Egypt, of the National Line, now on q
four months leave OF absence Mr.
Lingard had brought her news from q
London solicitor to the effect that she
was likely to fall heir to snug little
fortune in the old country. Dir. Lin
gard wanted nice place IN iashiona-
bic nei0hbOrhood where he could board
while absent from his ship. Mr.. Simp-
son would only be too glad TO oocommo-
date hr. Lingard, and both gentlemen
shook hands warmly.
Mr.. Simpson lost no time in taking
Mr.. Lingard around to his particular
friends house, that OF Mrs. Nunson,
wife OF the Rev. Frederick Muuson.
retired clergyman. 1t was rather late
when they reached there, and Mr.. Lin
gard mnchcd alone. BE was given u
room on the top floor. and after inspect
ing 1t came down stairs and engaged m
conversation with several of tine Young
gentlemen living in the house. One of
them, Mr.. Brainerd, expressed desire
for n life on tine ocean wave, and this
aroused Mr.. Lingardsinterest. " Why,
I have inst the place for y0u,' said he.
3" ] will make You store-room clerk ON
the Egypt" Mr.. BraInerj stammered
his thanks and Lingard seemed to tlke
a wonderful interest in him.
There are two or three positions chat
! can put you in, hut, my boy, they are
beneath YOU This Is one of response
bility, don't you know? You are just
the man, and I'm happy to have met one
so thoroughly fitted for the place ran
on the smooth-tongued gentleman in
blue and brass
Mr.. Brainerd WIS overcome COM
pletely, and while he continued to pro-
iusely thank the handsome young Off
Ger Mrs Muuson smiled approyin0ly
and the other young men grew cnylous
However, an engagement was made be-
tween them that they should meet and
90 over to the British ConsuIs Office
and have Mr.. Braneri sign the nects-
sary papers to secure the position.
Mr. Lingard got down % breakfast
late and promised the motherly Mrs
Munson that on Christmas-eve he would
make her plum-pudd.uE. She had
already become suspicious OF her hand
some English friend, and MIR. Bralnerd
had also in a lesser degree. This was
because Lincard had asked him to in
ducc Mrs. liunson TO lend him .3 or "a.
She had an idea that an officer coming
of an ocean steamer on vacation ought
not to be "broke SO soon. Nevcrthe-
less. Bainerd and he kept the engage
ment and ut 10 O'Clock yesterday started
TO come to New York. When they
reached Atlantic avenue LipC3rl said ha
he'd some friends at Martins stores
whom he wanted 20 see. Accordingly
they retraced their steps to Fulton ferry.
On the way down Lingard turned 20
Brainerl and said; "by the way, q
friend Of mine borrowed -33 from me
eighteen months ago and | never tx
pected to get it back, but. DO you know,
/ rec iycd po5i-otfce order ior the iuii
amount yesterday %
That was nice said Brainerd.
." say. could YOU cash IL for me?'
Mr. BuInerdcouidn't, SO Mr. LinQard
said he would 90 70 New York. BY this
time they had reached the Annex 6otsL
Liueard suggested tlat Bminerd wait for
hun until he dropped down TO Martins
stores For all Sir. Braincrd knows his
friend dropped down TO the bottom OF
the river, as he not seen him since. He
waited three hours for him, but he did
not come, and last evening had not
returned to No. 40 Clinton street
Meanwhile Mr.. Simpson had become
suspicious Of LingaId, snd when he bcald
Mr. Brainerd's story he was more So.
BE lost 10 time in running around g.
the Adams street police stationand telling
Sergeant Barr all about Mr.. Ldngard. 4
World reporter heard Mr. Simpsons
description OF him and had his interest
awakened. The reporter showed bin
the Worid's picture Of Lord " Conrte-
nay, oiias John Reginald Talbot.
"That looks Ike MIN, said Mr. Simp-
son very much" he added.
Tine reporter then went around to
Mrs. Munson's. They had the llorid,
ard united in declaring that il wasavsry
fair picture of Liugard. "His face
looked as though It were stained. twas
unuatnrally daik, said AIrs. Munsoo.
"Oh, that's he, I've no doubt, said
Mr. Brainerd, looking carefully at the
picture; "rd know him among o thou
saud."
"Ge left word to have bis bed warm
when hscame back this afternoon" said
Mrs. Munsoo, "but his wish has not
been complied With There viii be
warmth enough here, should Imagine,
though"
Jim Stanley started ont from Heppner,
Ore. for the mines on horfehack. llniinr